The NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are off to Long Pond, Pa., for the 16th race of the season.
Forty-one drivers are entered for 40 spots barring any changes, meaning the No. 13 MBM Motorsports entry driven by Timmy Hill will not make the race.
Sam Mayer takes over driving duties in the No. 8 Tire Pros Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. Josh Berry drove in 12 events in the No. 8, while Miguel Paludo piloted it in three races. Mayer will drive the car for the majority of the remainder of 2021.
Cody Ware will climb behind the wheel of the No. 17 Jacob Construction Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing in his seventh start of the year.
Blaine Perkins assumes duty of the No. 23 Raceline Chevrolet for Our Motorsports for the fourth time in 2021.
Santino Ferrucci will make his fifth start of the year for Sam Hunt Racing in the No. 26 Toyota.
After running his last scheduled start with JRM at Nashville Superspeedway, Berry returns to the No. 31 Bommarito Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing in his second race with the team.
Joey Gase is set to make his second start of the Xfinity Series season in the No. 52 Chevrolet for Means Motorsports, the team’s first race of the year without Gray Gaulding, who returns next race weekend.
Ty Gibbs, a two-time series winner in 2021, returns to the No. 54 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in his eighth appearance of the year.
Loris Hezemans will make his second start of 2021 and first for DGM Racing in the No. 90 Chevrolet.
Mason Massey returns to the series for the first time since Talladega Superspeedway in the No. 99 Toyota for BJ McLeod Motorsports.
The Pocono Green 225 is scheduled for Sunday, June 27 at 12 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.
Entering his fifth year with Frontstretch, Luken Glover is the author of The Underdog House, shedding light on the motivation and performance of NASCAR's dark horse teams as they strive to fight to the top. Additionally, Glover reports for the site at various events, and he contributes in the video editing department.
A 2023 graduate of the University of the Cumberlands, Glover is a middle school math and PE teacher, as well as a basketball coach. He is passionate about serving in his church, playing/coaching a wide variety of sports, and researching motorsports history.